Income, consumption, wealth of households: key figures; National Accounts

Income, consumption, wealth of households: key figures; National Accounts

Characteristics of households Periods Total amount Wealth Net worth (million euros) Total amount Wealth Non-financial assets (million euros) Average amount Wealth Net worth (1,000 euro) Average amount Wealth Non-financial assets (1,000 euro) Standardised amount Wealth Net worth (1,000 euro) Standardised amount Wealth Non-financial assets (1,000 euro)
Total 2021* 4,446,622 2,224,014 535.6 267.9 359.1 179.6
Disposable income: 1st 20%-group 2021* 306,822 73,577 184.8 44.3 147.9 35.5
Disposable income: 2nd 20%-group 2021* 448,090 185,916 269.9 112.0 193.3 80.2
Disposable income: 3rd 20%-group 2021* 774,003 399,582 466.2 240.7 299.9 154.8
Disposable income: 4th 20%-group 2021* 1,070,310 575,353 644.6 346.5 396.1 212.9
Disposable income: 5th 20%-group 2021* 1,847,397 989,586 1,112.6 596.0 682.3 365.5
Type: Single man 2021* 438,408 210,135 294.0 140.9 294.0 140.9
Type: Single woman 2021* 469,321 185,228 299.8 118.3 299.8 118.3
Type: One-parent family 2021* 183,371 97,826 326.7 174.3 200.0 106.7
Type: Couple, with child(ren) 2021* 1,430,072 909,483 737.1 468.8 331.5 210.9
Type: Couple, no children 2021* 1,795,924 762,432 805.5 342.0 535.7 227.4
Other types of households 2021* 129,526 58,910 251.6 114.4 174.1 79.2
Source of income: mixed income 2021* 786,063 489,536 952.4 593.1 587.7 366.0
Source of income: compensation of employ 2021* 2,192,771 1,195,568 519.9 283.5 315.5 172.0
Source of income: old age benefits 2021* 1,309,368 483,654 610.3 225.4 491.6 181.6
Source of income: other 2021* 158,420 55,256 142.3 49.6 110.6 38.6
Main earner: to 35 years 2021* 208,567 217,178 120.4 125.4 90.8 94.6
Main earner: 35 to 50 years 2021* 855,023 637,601 438.8 327.2 249.9 186.4
Main earner: 50 to 65 years 2021* 1,845,183 797,559 808.9 349.6 500.0 216.1
Main earner: 65 years or older 2021* 1,537,849 571,676 657.1 244.3 517.0 192.2
Home ownership: Owner-occupied home 2021* 3,862,369 2,151,862 869.1 484.2 521.9 290.8
Home ownership: Rent with rent subsidy 2021* 110,620 6,989 77.2 4.9 59.9 3.8
Home ownership: Rent: no rent subsidy 2021* 444,202 61,064 215.6 29.6 162.0 22.3
Home ownership: Other 2021* 29,431 4,099 80.7 11.2 74.5 10.4
Net worth: 1st 20%-group 2021* 12,209 11,023 7.4 6.6 6.0 5.4
Net worth: 2nd 20%-group 2021* 182,343 74,239 109.8 44.7 82.6 33.6
Net worth: 3rd 20%-group 2021* 524,502 360,483 315.9 217.1 204.8 140.8
Net worth: 4th 20%-group 2021* 1,043,781 655,075 628.6 394.5 379.6 238.2
Net worth: 5th 20%-group 2021* 2,683,787 1,123,194 1,616.4 676.5 944.8 395.4
Source: CBS.
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This table describes the distribution of income, consumption, and wealth components of the sector households in the national accounts over different household groups. Households are identified by main source of income, living situation, household composition, age classes of the head of the household, income class by 20% groups, and net worth class by 20% groups.

Data available from: 2015.

Status of the figures:
All data are provisional.

Changes as of October 19th 2023:
The figures of 2015-2020 are revised. Results for 2021 are added to the table.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be released in October 2024.

Description topics

Total amount
Wealth
Wealth components are assets, liabilities, and non-financial assets. The sum of these components equals net worth. Up to and including 2010 these data concern the households sector including the non-profit institutions serving households. From 2011 onwards these NPISH are no longer included.
Net worth
Net worth equals the financial assets minus the liabilities plus the non-financial assets.
Non-financial assets
Non-financial assets are objects which represent an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this includes approximately all (non-financial) objects which can be sold. Examples of objects which cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets which have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and oil, gas reserves and consumer durables. The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.
Average amount
Amount per household.
Wealth
Wealth components are assets, liabilities, and non-financial assets. The sum of these components equals net worth.
Net worth
Net worth equals the financial assets minus the liabilities plus the non-financial assets.
Non-financial assets
Non-financial assets are objects which represent an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this includes approximately all (non-financial) objects which can be sold. Examples of objects which cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets which have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and oil, gas reserves and consumer durables. The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.
Standardised amount
Amount per household converted to a single-person household.
Wealth
Wealth components are assets, liabilities, and non-financial assets. The sum of these components equals net worth.
Net worth
Net worth equals the financial assets minus the liabilities plus the non-financial assets.
Non-financial assets
Non-financial assets are objects which represent an economic value, on which property rights can be exerted and which do not have a financial character. In practice, this includes approximately all (non-financial) objects which can be sold. Examples of objects which cannot be sold are the sea and the air. Examples of assets which have a financial character are stocks and pensions. Non-financial assets consist of fixed assets, inventories, land and oil, gas reserves and consumer durables. The data relate to households including non-profit institutions serving households.